SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University women's soccer team lost a tight match to the 10th-ranked Messiah University Falcons on Thursday, 2-0.

BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the 11th minute of the match, Esther Seeland launched a deep pass towards a streaking Thea Neimond, who beat the Sea Gull goalkeeper Emma Hill one-on-one to put Messiah on the board early.
• The score remained the same at halftime with the Falcons defense only allowing one shot by the Sea Gulls in the first half.
• In the 66th minute, Salisbury had a golden opportunity after Autumn Dougherty broke away from the defense and crossed the ball into the box and found Maia Burger who was one-on-one with goalkeeper Lydia Watkins. Watkins made a tremendous sliding save to preserve the 1-0 lead for Messiah.
• The Falcons put up another score in the 89th minute of the game after Rachael Tirjan drew a hard foul in the box. Kayla Herr took the penalty kick and scored the final goal of the game to give Messiah the 2-0 victory.

SALISBURY GAME NOTES

• Emma Hill recorded six saves in goal.
• Autumn Dougherty led the Sea Gull offense with two shots.
• Maia Burger had the lone shot on target for Salisbury.

MESSIAH GAME NOTES

• Messiah outshot Salisbury, 17-4.
• Kenzie Spodnik and Thea Neimond each tallied three shots.
• Lydia Watkins earned a shutout for Messiah with one save.

UP NEXT

• Salisbury will host the Eagles of Mary Washington this Saturday, Oct. 30. in its final Coast-to-Coast (C2C) Athletic Conference matchup.
• The contest is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at the SU Soccer Complex.

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Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 184 conference championships and 41 Academic All-Americans.

To learn more about the tradition of excellence with Sea Gull Athletics, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.